The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot.
The ordinary becomes extraordinary when you look at it long enough.
真相不在言语中，而在它们之间的空白里。